We classify finite groups that act faithfully by symplectic birational transformations on an irreducible holomorphic symplectic (IHS) manifold of $OG10$ type. In particular, if X is an IHS manifold of $OG10$ type and G a finite subgroup of symplectic birational transformations of X, then the action of G on $H^2(X,\mathbb {Z})$ is conjugate to a subgroup of one of 375 groups of isometries. We prove a criterion for when such a group is determined by a group of automorphisms acting on a cubic fourfold, and apply it to our classification. Our proof is computer aided, and our results are available in a Zenodo dataset.

This article proposes a framework to understand questions of fairness in EU law. It builds on the scholarly literature on the meaning and scope of this concept, to then consider its relevance to legal orders and specifically the European Union’s. Having set out an umbrella definition of fairness as a legal principle, the article applies it to a specific example: namely, the system of border procedures introduced by the new asylum and migration pact. The objective of this paper is twofold. Firstly, it aims to provide a blueprint for discussing issues of fairness in the EU beyond a specific area of law and policy. Secondly, in concretely adapting that blueprint to the specificities of the ‘case study’ analysed in the paper, it sheds light on the degree of its (un)fairness.

We consider the effect of labor market volatility on employment and wages in the meat processing sector. The period of study includes the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in significant labor market shocks in the sector. We examine the relationship between historical volatility of employment and wages and current employment and wages, focusing on the animal slaughtering and processing sector (NAICS 3116). We utilize county-level data to estimate dynamic panel data models of employment and wages. We find that historical volatility in both employment and wages had a significant negative impact on employment in the sector. In the case of wage volatility, we find that wages are higher following periods of significant wage volatility, suggesting that workers demand higher wages under conditions of market volatility. During COVID, smaller meat processors had lower levels of employment, but a small number of large processors had significantly higher levels of employment. In contrast, wages were higher after COVID-19 for almost all counties included in the analysis. In an aggregate sense, COVID tended to largely reduce employment but increase wages in the meat processing sector.

Some people act despite knowing their actions are wrong. Others know and do the right thing. This paper focuses on people who rightly believe that gaining specific knowledge would be enough to motivate moral action but remain strategically ignorant due to self-interest. This paper argues that such individuals have a moral obligation to acquire the salient knowledge given the following applies: first, such individuals are aware of the morally efficacious knowledge; and second, the efficacious knowledge is accessible to them. Then, we examine similarities and differences between morally mandatory knowledge and culpable ignorance. Finally, morally mandatory knowledge shows that ignorance can result from deficient moral character.

As hybrid work arrangements have become more prevalent in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the alignment between jobs and workers has also evolved, arguably in ways that research has yet to fully capture. We build on the theoretical foundation of person-environment fit – and person-job fit specifically – to investigate how employees’ work arrangements and their perceived fit with their work arrangements influence important personal (e.g., work-life balance, stress) and work-related (e.g., organizational commitment, engagement) outcomes. Quantitative evidence from a survey of 427 hybrid workers supports the idea that the extent to which an individual’s desires, needs, and values align with their work arrangement plays an important role in their personal and work-related well-being. We advocate for expanding the conceptualization of person-job and person-environment fit models to incorporate work arrangements and provide recommendations for research and practice.

Global discussions around the risks, benefits and governance of solar radiation modification (SRM) in the climate change response portfolio are accelerating, but the topic remains nascent in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). In 2023, a US start-up (Make Sunsets) performed a small-scale, non-research deployment of SRM in Baja California, Mexico, without prior permission or community engagement. Their actions prompted Mexico to announce its intention to ban SRM experimentation, underscoring the need for governance to prevent irresponsible practices that could discredit legitimate research. We perform an empirical and ethical analysis of the landscape of academic discussions and media coverage on SRM in the LAC region, focusing on the Make Sunset case. Our analysis leads us to three conclusions: first, a lack of regulations in LAC that fosters mistrust, fuels perceptions of neo-colonialism and restricts potentially valuable and responsible research; second, we argue that the theatrical Make Sunsets case is not ethically justified in light of the diversity of risks associated with it; third, we offer foundational, participatory recommendations to promote effective, transparent and sustainable governance of SRM, including LAC in global conversations.

Compensation schemes are certainly not a new phenomenon in England and Wales, and they are increasingly being used, and called for, to compensate victims in the field of occupational and public health. Despite their long existence, compensation schemes have always been thought to develop on ad hoc basis, without any real discernible logic behind them. This paper suggests that, contrary to this idea, compensation schemes emerging in the field of occupational and public health are generally following an identifiable, if covert, pattern that is deeply rooted in their relationship with the tort system. This relationship, the paper contends, is crucial not only to explain the creation and operation of compensation schemes but also to shed some light on the place and limits of the tort system in this legal system. More than that, this paper demonstrates that the relationship between these two sources of compensation could be the key to offer the beginning of a categorisation of compensation schemes that could help identify which schemes are in need of reform.

Despite prior research on political capabilities and their relationships with meaningful outcomes at work, it remains unclear why certain employees are incapable of successfully navigating workplace politics. To clarify this, our research develops and validates a measure of political self-efficacy at work (PSEW) across seven independent and varying samples. Evidence from faculty members and subject-matter experts in Study 1 provides initial support for the content validity of the new PSEW scale. Then, in Studies 2 and 3, we employ two separate samples to confirm the scale’s convergent and discriminant validity and factor structure. We repeat this process, in Study 4, on several new nomological neighbors (e.g., the Dark Triad traits, general political behavior, impression management, and political will). In Studies 5 and 6, using multi-wave and multi-source data, we assess the criterion-related and predictive validity of the PSEW scale, and in Study 7, we test our full theoretical model. Altogether, these findings verify the nomological network and validity of the new PSEW measure and provide theoretical and practical developments surrounding organizational politics.

The concept of provisional possession in Kant presents a significant interpretative challenge. Scholars agree that prior empirical possession must be rationalized but have struggled to identify a form of omnilaterality within the state of nature. I propose understanding provisionality through the Pure Concept of Understanding of Possession (PUP) – a unilateral yet normative framework that rationalizes empirical possession based on temporal priority. Possession understood through PUP serves as a precursor to intelligible possession within the state of nature. To support this account, I first demonstrate that intelligible possession starts from empirical possession, thereby requiring an explanation of the transition from the latter to the former. I then argue that provisional possession unfolds in two distinct steps: first, prior empirical possession acquires an empirical title through the postulate of practical reason, which confers normative significance on temporal priority; second, PUP abstracts from empirical conditions, facilitating the progression towards a rational title.

The endosymbiotic association between the diatom Hemiaulus and the cyanobacterium Richelia was first observed in the Sea of Marmara in July 2021. The spatial distribution of the host diatom Hemiaulus spp. and the endosymbiont cyanobacterium Richelia intracellularis was investigated along with available physicochemical parameters. Three species of the Hemiaulus genus (H. hauckii, H. membranaceus, and H. sinensis) were morphologically identified in the study area. Hemiaulus hauckii and H. sinensis reached up to 128 × 103 cells L−1 and 38 × 103 cells L−1, respectively, while H. membranaceus was rarely observed. Each Hemiaulus cell contained one Richelia trichome, which had heterocysts at both ends. The surface water temperatures and salinity varied between 23.2°C and 28.5°C, 21.4 and 23.5, respectively. Dissolved oxygen levels ranged from 6.2 to 7.6 mg L−1, while chlorophyll-a concentrations were between 0.3 and 6.8 µg L−1. Nutrient concentrations varied between 0.05 and 0.18 μM for NO3 + NO2–N, 0.04–0.24 μM for NH4–N, 0.02–0.39 μM for PO4–P, and 0.18–1.42 μM for SiO2–Si. This study reveals that the Hemiaulus–Richelia symbiosis may promote the proliferation of diatom populations and may play an important role in nutrient dynamics in nitrogen-limiting environments and in the overall functioning of the marine ecosystem.